Committees
This page lists the members and duties of each LGCU committee. LGCU members within the funded cohort are expected to serve on at least one committee every year. An asterisk (*) next to an individual’s name indicates that they are the designated contactperson for the committee (not applicable for some committees/positions; in that case, feel free to contact whoever you are most comfortable with).
Contents
- Executive
- CUPE 3902, Unit 1 Stewards
- Social committee
- Department space committee
- Student representative positions
- Specialist committees
Executive
Presidents
Ryan MacDonald, Aliya Zhaksybek
Represent the LGCU to the department; attend department meetings; organize LGCU meetings; various other duties.
Treasurer
Manages the LGCU’s finances.
Secretary
Takes minutes at meetings and provides related support.
GSU Representatives
Attend monthly GSU council meetings.
CUPE 3902, Unit 1 Stewards
St. George:
UTM:
UTSC:
Assist members with issues in the workplace; answer questions about CUPE 3902; represent the department in CUPE 3902; attend Steward Council meetings. Not an actual committee of the LGCU; elected by members of CUPE 3902, Unit 1 with 50 hours or more of work in the relevant department.
Social committee
- Chair: Will Ramsay
- Event Coordinators: Laura Griffin, Nick Haggarty
- Members: Olanrewaju Samuel, Martin Renard, Aliya Zhaksybek, Zhanao Fu, Siyi Fan, Mechelle Wu
Develops and runs social events and programs for the LGCU, including the Welcome Workshop, the Buddy program, and various ad-hoc social gatherings.
Department space committee
- Chair: Liam Donohue
- Members: Jack Mahlmann, Laura Escobar, Yanfei Lu, Justin Leung
Maintains various aspects of department space, including the grad student computers, the departmental library, the department plants, the fridges and small appliances, the grad space couches, and work orders.
Student representative positions
SIG student reps
- Claudia Raihert (fall)
- Kaleigh Woolford (winter)
Curriculum student reps
Attend departmental curriculum committee meetings; convey information to graduate students.
Appeals student rep
Participate in the department’s Academic Appeals Committee, representing the student perspective in the SGS Appeals Process.
Specialist committees
TWPL committee
- Chairs: Greg Antono, Claudia Raihert
- Reviewers: Ryan MacDonald, Jack Mahlmann, Lucy Li, Justin Leung, Calvin Quick, Nadia Takhtaganova, Heather Yawney, Christy Moser, Will Williams, Tim Gadanidis, Martin Renard
Oversees and reviews articles for the departmental journal, Toronto Working Papers in Linguistics.
Grant repository committee
Collects and distributes successful grant proposals that have been made available by current and former LGCU members.
TA evaluations coordinator
Receives and holds onto TA evaluations; distributes these to TAs after they have finished all grading for courses.
Space assignment committee
Handle grad space desk assignments and concerns about space usage.
Tutoring coordinator
Checks email for tutoring requests; announces available positions to the tutoring list.
LGCU Website Committee
*Justin Leung, Tim Gadanidis, Olanrewaju Samuel
Develop and maintain the LGCU website.
Student confidential support
Point of contact for students in the department for any concerns they may be having (e.g., Advisor-Student conflict, graduate program concerns/anxiety, etc.).
TA Supervision Excellence Award (TASEA) committee
*Jack Mahlmann, Lucy Li, Calvin Quick, Will Ramsay, Louis Careri, Laleh Asadi
Create and maintain the LGCU program to recognize excellence in supervision of TAs.